This website offers teachers and students authentic mathematics problems based upon NASA press releases, mission science results, and other sources. All problems are based on STEM, common …

Adventures in Space Science Mathematics (2004) 15 Problems - This series of math activities will help students understand some of the real life applications of mathematics in the study of the Sun and …

This website offers teachers and students authentic mathematics problems based upon NASA press releases, mission science results, and other sources. All problems are based on STEM, common …

Students will learn more about space weather and how it affects Earth through reading a NASA press release and viewing a NASA eClips video segment. Then students will explore the statistics of …

Problem 111 Scientific Notation III In this continuation of the review of Scientific Notation, students will perform simple multiplication and division problems with an astronomy and space science focus.

Students create a 3-d model of the constellation Orion and explore how stars are located in space and how this perspective changes from different vantage points.

To lift tons of cargo into space, rocket engines have to be very powerful. Engineers usually compare different engines by their thrust and by their specific impulse.

This website offers teachers and students authentic mathematics problems based upon NASA press releases, mission science results, and other sources. All problems are based on STEM, common …

Problem 165: Fractions in Space - Students explore the many ways that simple fractions come up in the study of planetary motion. [Grade: 3-5 | Topics: working with fractions; time calculations]

Problem 1 – An astronomer wants to design a telescope that takes up the least amount of space in a research satellite. The aperture has to be 254 millimeters in order to gather the most light possible …